Black Facts for May 31st

Zimbabwe proclaimed independent
Zimbabwe proclaimed independent.
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May
31
1979
Judge Irving Kaufman ordered Board of Education of
Judge Irving Kaufman ordered Board of Education of New Rochelle, N.Y., to integrate schools.
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May
31
1961
Supreme Court ordered school integration "with all
Supreme Court ordered school integration with all deliberate speed.
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May
31
1955
Locker, Jessie Dwight (1891-1955) - Birthday
Jessie Dwight Locker was born in College Hill (Cincinnati), Ohio on May 31, 1891 to Laban and Sarah Elizabeth Locker.
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May
31
1891
Congress passed the first Enforcement Act which
Congress passed the first Enforcement Act which provided stiff penalties for public officials and private citizens who deprived citizens of the suffrage and civil rights. The measure authorized the use of the U.S. Army to protect the rights of Blacks.
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May
31
1870
Booker T. Washington was recommended by General Armstrong for the principalship
Booker T. Washington was recommended by General Armstrong for the principalship of the newly planned Tuskegee Institute.
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May
31
1881
A Black Holocaust In America
The Tulsa Riot of 1921
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May
31
1921
Harris, Patricia Roberts (1924-1985) - Birthday
Patricia Roberts Harris was born on May 31, 1924 in Mattoon, Illinois.
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Source: Black Past
May
31
1924
Rapier, James Thomas (1837-1883)
James Thomas Rapier was a Republican representative from the state of Alabama elected to the 43rd United States Congress. Rapier was born on November 13, 1837 in Florence, Alabama and attended high school in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1856 at the age of 19 he traveled to attend the King School in
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Source: Black Past
May
31
1883
Some three hundred Blacks and whites met at the
Some three hundred Blacks and whites met at the United Charities Building in New York City at the first NAACP conference, May 31 and June 1.
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May
31
1909
The Formation of the Union of South Africa
The politicking behind the scenes for the formation of the Union of South Africa allowed the foundations of apartheid to be laid. On May 31, 1910, the Union of South Africa was formed under British dominion. It was exactly eight years after the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging, which had
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May
31
1910
Patricia Roberts Harris - Birthday
Patricia Roberts Harris , née Patricia Roberts (born May 31, 1924, Mattoon, Ill.
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May
31
1924
Pretoria, South Africa (1855- )
Pretoria, home to the Union Buildings where the office of the President is located, is one of three capital cities in South Africa.  The others are Cape Town and Bloemfontein. The city was first called Pretoriusdorp after Voortrekker (Afrikaans for “pioneer”) leader Andries
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Source: Black Past
May
31
1902
The Quest for Land and Freedom on Canada's Western Prairies: Black Oklahomans in Alberta and Saskatchewan, 1905-1912
Many Canadians feel pride about their country’s role in the operation of the Underground Railroad, a well known part of racial history in North America. The secret anti-slavery network helped nearly fifteen thousand African Americans flee their bondage in the United States for freedom in Eastern
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May
31
1911
Patricia Harris
Patricia Harris, the first Black woman to hold a presidential cabinet position, is born in Mattoon Illinois.
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May
31
1924
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